This is not a picture from the 1800’s, even though it looks like a photo of someone who just stepped off the Orient Express. It is rather a photo of my friend Emma Louise Sophia and this is just her normal attire as a seasoned traveler. She’s a gifted photographer, …
I’ve always loved these crackled almond tea cookies from the time I’ve spent in Morocco and when I saw this recipe from Susan Spungen of Susanality, with the delicious spin of adding raw chopped pistachio and edible rose petal sugar, I knew it was time to test them out again. …
A Maharani Tomberati Indian princess, I have never been, but never say never, as I lean against the strong balcony of the 400 year old mahogany summer home of a Maharaja- the place to myself. Four people sweetly look after me, while I try to look after a much neglected …
I love to play with my food. In this case, this doesn’t mean fondling, squishing it between my fingers or throwing it up in the air. It’s like painting. I like to have a a few raw ingredients in front of me and let my imagination go to town.What flavors …
My good friend psychotherapist Renato Palma in Florence once told me, “Peggy, Peggy, non devi mai spiegarti”. You never have to explain yourself. As a southern girl, explaining yourself was a popular past time, whether any one wanted to listen or not. The bank teller, the checkout clerk, one’s father …
I see you. I feel you. How are you? We are experiencing a rare phenomena right now, no matter who you are or where you are. We are all in a similar boat moored in the harbor. There is a raging invisible storm and the harbor is the safest place …
I love winter squash. She’s the belle of the fall. Like the mice that fill their larders in children’s books, so too is ours filled with several types of winter squash, apples, onions and potatoes to last through winter’s grip. When something is delicious, it makes us salivate. The Italians …
What do you serve as a first course for vegans or vegetarians? Especially Thanksgiving? It’s always a wonder when the second plate is vegetarian as well. Often, you can’t rely on beans or grains. It has become a quandary. There are no simple solutions right out of the gate unless …
It was four o’clock in the morning when we arrived in Essaouira after a 3 hour drive from Marrakech. The ride was epic for many reasons, not to mention having just arrived in the country for the first time ever. The moon lit palm trees, the odd camel, and men …
